The department of health or any employee of the department of health shall not release information that is not specifically authorized by state or federal law to any insurance company, agency, company or firm, pertaining to the health of any person without the patient's consent, or, if a minor, the consent of the minor's parent, guardian or legal custodian, or pursuant to an appropriate court order.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Chapter 1 - Department of Health
§ 68-1-104. Duties of Commissioner
§ 68-1-107. Indemnity Insurance for Health Officials
§ 68-1-109. Uncompensated Care
§ 68-1-110. Annual List of Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tanf) Options
§ 68-1-111. Record Retention Requirement
§ 68-1-115. Regulations — Tennessee Family Insurance Assistance Program
§ 68-1-118. Specific Authorization Required for Release of Information
§ 68-1-120. Report on Nursing Home Inspection and Enforcement Activities
§ 68-1-123. Report on Access to Care and Safety Net Adequacy
§ 68-1-124. Coordination of Programs to Prevent and Treat Diabetes — Central Data Repository
§ 68-1-126. Plan to Establish Demonstration Sites
§ 68-1-131. Reports on Existing Apprenticeship Programs of Boards and Commissions